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Sarsılmaz, one of the largest arms manufacturers in Türkiye and Europe, has added a new one to its international achievements. The SOCOM pistol model of the SAR9 product family, which has twice been selected as the pistol of the year in the USA, designed for Special Forces, has become one of the duty weapons of the Galveston Police Department in Texas, USA.

With nearly 150 years of experience, Sarsılmaz, proudly representing Türkiye, has achieved new success in the international arena. The SAR9 SOCOM model of the SAR9 product family produced by Sarsılmaz, which has twice been selected as the pistol of the year in the US, has entered the inventory of police departments in the US state of Texas as a duty pistol. The SAR9 SOCOM 9 mm pistol is built from the DNA of the SAR9, one of the most rigorously tested firearms in the world, designed to meet the demands of special forces in extreme conditions. Police officers from the Galveston police department in Texas, who received their duty pistols last week, tried them out at the department's range. Expressing their appreciation for their new service pistol, the SAR9 SOCOM, the officers said that there is no more comforting feeling than serving with a pistol they trust. Doug Balli, the department's chief of police, praised the SAR9 SOCOM for its excellent shooting comfort.

The US is an important market where we want to be effective

Emphasizing that more than 300 military and civilian models developed by Sarsılmaz are preferred by the armed forces, law enforcement agencies, and civilian users of more than 80 countries, Latif Aral Aliş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sarsılmaz, said: “We are very happy that the SAR9 SOCOM was selected as one of the five duty weapons of the Texas police department. The fact that a part of the US police force will use this special weapon is a very strong motivation. On the other hand, the most important market in the civilian market, apart from the countries, is the US market. With a population of 340 million, the number of weapons in the US is over 393 million. After the pandemic, there was a significant increase in gun sales in the US. Considering all these, we decided to start production in the US and we are rapidly establishing our production line.”

Latif Aral Aliş stated that plans to expand to the entire American continent as well as the USA are on the agenda and said, “We see very important potential in South America. We will work to increase our recognition here with the export line we will establish.” 

SAR USA, the distributor of SARSILMAZ in the United States, stated that the selection of the SAR9 SOCOM as one of the duty weapons of the Galveston Police Department in Texas means that another important threshold has been crossed in the US market. “Since 2017, we have brought together the advanced technology products of SARSILMAZ SİLAH SANAYİ, Turkey's leading and the world's leading firearms manufacturer, mainly with civilian gun enthusiasts in the U.S. Our current goal is to make SARSILMAZ weapons the first choice of police departments in the U.S., just as they are in Türkiye, as a result of our work for U.S. police organizations,” said SAR USA officials,” they said.

The Choice of Law Enforcement Officials for Special Operations

 The SAR9 SOCOM, produced for special forces, which is a member of the SAR9 family, Türkiye's first domestic and national pistol, draws attention with its high-level technical features. SAR9 SOCOM is up for sale in Türkiye as SAR9 SP.

The SAR9 SP model, which was developed by Sarsılmaz for the needs of the Special Forces Command and included in the TAF inventory, is the inspiration for the SAR9 SOCOM model, which combines durability and precision. In addition to the standard features, the SAR9 SOCOM has all the superior features of the SAR9 series, including 17 and 21-round magazine options, suppressor attachment, an elevated front sight and front sight for practical use, magazine guide (magwell), lanyard loop, Picatinny rail that perfectly fits any accessory, and a cooling channel that ensures maximum performance in consecutive firings.